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Tricks of the Microsoft® Office Gurus

Tricks of the Microsoft® Office Gurus

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 12-APR-2005

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We all have those "go-to" people in our lives. The one you go-to for advice, the one you go-to for comfort, the one you go-to with technical questions...now you can be the one that others go-to for help with Microsoft Office 2003. Tricks of the Microsoft Office Gurus is full of exclusive tricks from Paul McFedries, an Office "insider," that will help you learn the Office applications inside and out. Designed to bridge the gap between your expectation and reality, you will go beyond the basics and learn newly discovered techniques, shortcuts and best practices, including: Using Excel's...

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Microsoft® Office Visio® 2003 Inside Out

Microsoft® Office Visio® 2003 Inside Out

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Publisher: Microsoft Press

Publication Date: 19-NOV-2003

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Take your Microsoft Visio experience to the next level! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and handy workarounds for Visio 2003 in concise, fast-answer format....

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Microsoft® Office Word 2003 Inside Out

Microsoft® Office Word 2003 Inside Out

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Publisher: Microsoft Press

Publication Date: 12-NOV-2003

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Take your Microsoft Word experience to the next level! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and handy workarounds for Word 2003 in concise, fast-answers format....

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Microsoft® Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit

Microsoft® Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit

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Publisher: Microsoft Press

Publication Date: 17-SEP-2003

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The definitive reference for deploying and supporting Microsoft Office 2003 Editions straight from the source. Get detailed technical guidance plus essential tools on CD, all designed to help save time and reduce ownership and support costs....

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Microsoft Entourage 2004 for MAC OS X: Visual Quickstart Guide

Microsoft Entourage 2004 for MAC OS X: Visual Quickstart Guide

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Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 29-OCT-2004

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Both by itself and as part of Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac OS X, Entourage 2004 is about more than just email: It's about managing contacts and setting up appointments and creating task lists. But most of all it's about organization--providing a unified view for sharing, creating, and managing the information that threatens to engulf us. Here to help you make the most of it is the first Visual QuickStart Guide devoted entirely to the topic. In these pages you'll find all the task-based, step-by-step instruction you need to master every aspect of Entourage--from managing multiple email...

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Firefox And Thunderbird Garage

Firefox And Thunderbird Garage

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Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 08-APR-2005

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Welcome to the next Internet revolution Enter your Firefox and Thunderbird Garage...where you master the incredible free software that's helping millions of people use the Web and email faster, more efficiently, and more safely. Your guides know Firefox and Thunderbird better than anyone. They're the Mozilla insiders who helped create them—sparking a new Internet revolution, in which real people take back the Internet from monopolists, spammers, and spyware artists! The basics are just the beginning: this book shows how to customize and extend Firefox and Thunderbird so they'll...

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Microsoft® Office 2003 for Healthcare

Microsoft® Office 2003 for Healthcare

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 14-OCT-2004

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Healthcare offices are busy places and healthcare professionals are busy people. Between constantly ringing phones and patients coming in and out, who has time to learn about Microsoft Office? Our helpful, step-by-step guide, Microsoft Office 2003 for Healthcare, is designed to be easy-to-read and single-task oriented for quick reference. Explore how you can use Microsoft Office 2003 to create patient charts, billing procedures and more. Also included is a troubleshooting guide to help you quickly solve problem, so you can maximize the time you spend delivering healthcare and minimize the...

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Don't Click on the Blue E!

Don't Click on the Blue E!

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 25-APR-2005

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For all those surfers who have slowly grown disenchanted with Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser, Don't Click on the Blue E! from O'Reilly is here to help. It offers non-technical users a convenient roadmap for switching to a better web browser--Firefox. The only book that covers the switch to Firefox, Don't Click on the Blue E! is a must for anyone who wants to browse faster, more securely, and more efficiently. It takes readers through the process step-by-step, so it's easy to understand. Schools, non-profits, businesses, and individuals can all benefit from this how-to guide....

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Formulas and Functions with Microsoft® Excel 2003

Formulas and Functions with Microsoft® Excel 2003

By: Paul McFedries

Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 11-JUN-2004

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The world of mathematical formulas and jargon in Microsoft Excel is complex and can be intimidating for even advanced computer users. Perhaps like you, a majority of users find it difficult to get the most they can out of this very valuable program. Formulas and Functions with Microsoft Excel 2003 strives to break down the complexities by focusing on the four primary technologies to master: ranges, formulas, data analysis tools and lists. Chapters such as “Getting the Most Out of Ranges,” “Building Your Own Functions Using VBA,” and “Solving Complex Problems with Solver” will teach you...

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Adobe® Acrobat® 7 Tips and Tricks: The 150 Best

Adobe® Acrobat® 7 Tips and Tricks: The 150 Best

By: Donna L. Baker

Publisher: Adobe Press

Publication Date: 24-JAN-2005

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Sure, you know how to read PDFs with it, but do you know how to add comments to documents or embed 3D objects in your PDFs or establish document-level security settings? With its staggering array of document-enhancing features and supported formats, Adobe Acrobat 7 offers a world of functionality just waiting to be tapped--which means that figuring out how to do just one specific task with it can be somewhat daunting. In these pages, veteran author Donna Baker solves that problem by presenting each Acrobat task as a stand-alone unit. If, for example, you want to find out how to search for a...

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Firefox Hacks

Firefox Hacks

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 11-MAR-2005

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Firefox Hacks is ideal for power users who want to take full advantage of Firefox from Mozilla, the next-generation web browser that is rapidly subverting Internet Explorer's once-dominant audience. It's also the first book that specifically dedicates itself to this technology. Firefox is winning such widespread approval for a number of reasons, including the fact that it lets users browse faster and more efficiently. Perhaps its most appealing strength, though, is its increased security something that is covered in great detail in Firefox Hacks. Clearly the web browser of the future,...

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Excel 2003: The Missing Manual

Excel 2003: The Missing Manual

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 22-DEC-2004

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Whether you are an Excel neophyte, a sophisticate who knows the program inside out, or an intermediate-level plodder eager to hone your skills, Excel: The Missing Manual is sure to become your go-to resource for all things Excel. Covering all the features of Excel 2002 and 2003, the most recent versions for Windows, Excel: The Missing Manual is an easy-to-read, thorough and downright enjoyable guide to one of the world's most popular, (and annoyingly complicated!) computer programs. Never a candidate for "the most user-friendly of Microsoft programs," Excel demands study, practice and...

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OpenOffice.org Writer

OpenOffice.org Writer

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 23-JUL-2004

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Thanks to OpenOffice.org, there is an alternative to Microsoft Word. If you've ever been frustrated by Word's quirks and limitations--including its price tag--and longed for a practical alternative, then it's time to break free. OpenOffice.org is the free, open source office suite and its word processor, Writer, has proven extremely popular with both Windows and Linux users. How good can it be if it's free? you might ask. And how much trouble will it be to install and learn? A quick tour of the program will show you: the features you use regularly--from formatting and spell check to using...

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Excel 2003 Programming: A Developer's Notebook

Excel 2003 Programming: A Developer's Notebook

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 20-AUG-2004

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On the surface, it doesn't appear as if much in Excel 2003 has changed. There are a handful of new objects and the user interface is largely the same. But beyond a superficial glance, you'll see that there are fundamental shifts implied by the new features: Lists, XML, web services, .NET, and InfoPath build a framework for entirely new ways to exchange data with Excel. In fact, that's much of what Excel 2003 is all about--solving problems that deal with teamwork-- collecting and sharing data, programming across applications, and maintaining security. The latest in our Developer's Notebook...

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Word Hacks

Word Hacks

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 22-NOV-2004

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As one of the applications in Microsoft Office, Word is the dominant word-processing program for both Windows and Mac users. Millions of people around the globe use it. But many, if not most, of them barely skim the surface of what is possible with Microsoft Word. Seduced by the application's supposed simplicity, they settle for just what's obvious--even if it doesn't satisfy their wants and needs. They may curse the wretched Bullets and Numbering buttons multiple times a day or take hours to change the font size of every heading in a lengthy report, yet they're reluctant to dig deeper...

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Adobe Acrobat 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Adobe Acrobat 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

By: Jennifer Alspach

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 06-JAN-2005

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With improved security, tighter integration with Microsoft Office and Outlook, a tool for creating and embedding 3D data, and much more, Adobe Acrobat 7 is the productivity tool you've been dreaming of. This thoroughly updated, task-based guide ensures that you can turn your dream productivity tool into a reality with Acrobat 7. Veteran author Jennifer Alspach steps you through all the Acrobat 7 Professional essentials. From the basics of creating, organizing, and viewing electronic documents; streamlining document reviews; and using the program's editing and reviewing tools to more advanced...

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Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide

Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide

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Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 10-DEC-2004

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Sure, you were happy when the first Mac OS X-compatible version of Word arrived (after all, it's the one software program you can't live without). But this is the version you've really been waiting for. In contrast to Word for Mac OS X-which gelled nicely with the new OS but didn't offer much compelling additional functionality-Word 2004 offers a slew of usability improvements. To start taking advantage of them immediately, you need this task-based guide from popular Mac teacher Maria Langer! Using simple step-by-step instructions, loads of visual aids, and plenty of well-placed tips, Maria...

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Managing Your Personal Finances with Quicken: Visual QuickProject Guide

Managing Your Personal Finances with Quicken: Visual QuickProject Guide

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Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 22-DEC-2004

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It used to be that to begin working with Quicken, you had to hand-enter all sorts of information--a process so laborious that many people eschewed personal finance software altogether. Not so today: With Quicken 2004's Express Account Setup, all you have to do is select your bank (from a list of more than 2,000), supply your account IDs and PINs, and the software does the rest! All you really need, then, to start wrangling your finances immediately is this pint-sized project-based guide to the software! Rather than cover every last Quicken feature and option, veteran author Tom Negrino...

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Show Me QuickBooks® 2004

Show Me QuickBooks® 2004

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Publisher: Que

Publication Date: 19-FEB-2004

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Show Me QuickBooks helps readers learn visually how to perform tasks using the leading accounting software for small businesses. They are able to find answers to their questions quickly and visually with this user-friendly method of training. Each task includes a screen-by-screen visual accompanied by a concise text description that makes performing everyday tasks quick and simple....

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Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org All in One

Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org All in One

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Publisher: Sams

Publication Date: 04-AUG-2004

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An alternative for Microsoft Office and StarOffice users has arrived in the form of OpenOffice.org. If you are part of the growing number of people who are making the switch from Microsoft Office or StarOffice to the free OpenOffice.org 1.1 suite, Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org All In One is a must-have tool. Make a smooth transition from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org 1.1 with this task tutorial, starter kit CD-ROM and step-by-step instruction guide. Learn how to productively use the Writer, Calc, Impress and Draw applications in the OpenOffice.org 1.1 suite and how you will be able...